Causes of Liver Disease or Liver Disease

Liver diseases are most likely to occur in adults include: * Gallstones, which may clog the bile duct * Hemochromatosis, a condition that causes the body to absorb and store too much iron. Accumulation of iron causes damage to the liver and other organs * Hepatitis, an inflammation and infection of the liver caused by one of several viruses * Cystic disease of the liver, causing injuries and the masses who filled fluid in the liver * Porphyria, a condition that causes a malfunction in how the body uses porphyrins. Porphyrins is very important in the manufacture of hemoglobin in red blood cells to transport oxygen throughout the body * Primary sclerosing cholangitis, a condition that causes narrowing of the bile ducts of the liver due to inflammation and scarring * Sarcoidosis, a disease that causes an expansion of the wounds in the liver and other organs of the body * Cirrhosis, a serious condition that causes tissue and liver cells replaced by scar tissue * Type I glycogen storage disease, which causes problems in controlling blood sugar when one is fasting
Liver disease associated with alcohol include:
* Alcoholic Hepatitis * Fatty liver disease that causes liver enlargement * Alcoholic Cirrhosis